List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 24th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 24th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 24th Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members. [1]

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Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

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U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Lewis Williams AJ NC-13 March 4, 181511th termDean of the House
2 Charles F. Mercer AJ VA-14 March 4, 181710th term
3 Churchill C. Cambreleng J NY-03 March 4, 182108th term
4 Henry William Connor J NC-11 March 4, 182108th term
5 John Reed, Jr. AM MA-11 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.		10th term*
6 Samuel Finley Vinton AJ OH-06 March 4, 182307th term Left the House in 1837.
7 Elisha Whittlesey AJ OH-16 March 4, 182307th term
8 Dutee Jerauld Pearce J RI March 4, 182506th term Left the House in 1837.
9 Nathaniel Claiborne J VA-07 March 4, 182506th term Left the House in 1837.
10 James K. Polk J TN-09 March 4, 182506th termSpeaker of the House
11 John Bell AJ TN-07 March 4, 182705th term
12 Augustine Henry Shepperd AJ NC-09 March 4, 182705th term
13 Joel Barlow Sutherland J PA-01 March 4, 182705th term Left the House in 1837.
14 Ratliff Boon J IN-01 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.		05th term*
15 Joseph Halsey Crane AJ OH-03 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
16 Harmar Denny AM PA-22 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
17 Horace Everett AJ VT-03 March 4, 182904th term
18 George Grennell, Jr. AJ MA-06 March 4, 182904th term
19 Leonard Jarvis J ME-06 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
20 Cave Johnson J TN-11 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
21 Richard Mentor Johnson J KY-13 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1807–1819.		10th term* Left the House in 1837.
22 Dixon H. Lewis J AL-04 March 4, 182904th term
23 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg J PA-09 March 4, 182904th term
24 Abraham Rencher AJ NC-10 March 4, 182904th term
25 William Biddle Shepard AJ NC-01 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
26 Jesse Speight J NC-04 March 4, 182904th term Left the House in 1837.
27 James Israel Standifer AJ TN-04 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.		05th term*
28 John Thomson J OH-17 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.		05th term* Left the House in 1837.
29 Campbell P. White J NY-03 March 4, 182904th termResigned on October 2, 1835.
30 George Evans AJ ME-04 July 20, 182904th term
31 John M. Patton D VA-13 November 25, 183004th term
32 John Quincy Adams AM MA-12 March 4, 183103rd term
33 Chilton Allan AJ KY-10 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
34 Heman Allen AJ VT-04 March 4, 183103rd term
35 John Banks AM PA-24 March 4, 183103rd termResigned on March 31, 1836.
36 Samuel Beardsley J NY-17 March 4, 183103rd termResigned on March 29, 1836.
37 George N. Briggs AJ MA-07 March 4, 183103rd term
38 John Carr J IN-03 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
39 Thomas Corwin AJ OH-04 March 4, 183103rd term
40 John K. Griffin N SC-09 March 4, 183103rd term
41 Albert Gallatin Hawes J KY-02 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
42 William Hiester AM PA-04 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
43 Gerrit Y. Lansing J NY-10 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
44 John Y. Mason J VA-02 March 4, 183103rd termResigned on January 11, 1837.
45 Johnathan McCarty J IN-05 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
46 James Iver McKay J NC-05 March 4, 183103rd term
47 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan AM PA-21 March 4, 183103rd term
48 John J. Milligan AJ DE March 4, 183103rd term
49 David Potts, Jr. AM PA-04 March 4, 183103rd term
50 Francis Thomas J MD-06 March 4, 183103rd term
51 Aaron Ward AJ NY-04 March 4, 1831
Previous service, 1825–1829.		05th term* Left the House in 1837.
52 Daniel Wardwell J NY-18 March 4, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
53 William Henry Ashley AJ MO October 31, 183103rd term Left the House in 1837.
54 William Slade AJ VT-02 November 1, 183103rd term
55 Micajah Thomas Hawkins J NC-06 December 15, 183103rd term
56 Hiland Hall AJ VT-01 January 1, 183303rd term
57 Joseph Biles Anthony J PA-16 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
58 James M. H. Beale J VA-16 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
59 Benning M. Bean J NH March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
60 Andrew Beaumont J PA-15 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
61 John W. Brown J NY-06 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
62 Abraham Bockee J NY-05 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		03rd term* Left the House in 1837.
63 Samuel Bunch AJ TN-02 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
64 Robert Burns J NH March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
65 Jesse Atherton Bynum J NC-02 March 4, 183302nd term
66 Zadok Casey J IL-02 March 4, 183302nd term
67 George Chambers AM PA-12 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
68 John Chaney J OH-09 March 4, 183302nd term
69 William Clark AM PA-10 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
70 John E. Coffee J GA March 4, 183302nd termResigned on September 25, 1836.
71 John Cramer J NY-11 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
72 Edward Darlington AM PA-04 March 4, 183302nd term
73 Edmund Deberry AJ NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		03rd term*
74 Philemon Dickerson J NJ March 4, 183302nd termResigned on November 3, 1836.
75 William Claiborne Dunlap J TN-13 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
76 John B. Forester AJ TN-05 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
77 Samuel Fowler J NJ March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
78 Philo C. Fuller AJ NY-30 March 4, 183302nd termResigned on September 2, 1836.
79 William K. Fuller J NY-23 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
80 John Galbraith J PA-25 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
81 Ransom H. Gillet J NY-14 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
82 James Graham J NC-12 March 4, 183302nd termResigned on March 29, 1836.
Returned to the House on December 5, 1836.
83 William J. Grayson N SC-02 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
84 Joseph Hall J ME-07 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
85 Thomas L. Hamer J OH-05 March 4, 183302nd term
86 Edward A. Hannegan AJ IN-07 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
87 Benjamin Hardin AJ KY-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1819–1823.		05th term** Left the House in 1837.
88 Gideon Hard AJ NY-33 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
89 James Harper AJ PA-02 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
90 Samuel Smith Harrison J PA-23 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
91 Abner Hazeltine AJ NY-31 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
92 Joseph Henderson J PA-14 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
93 Abel Huntington J NY-01 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
94 William Jackson AM MA-09 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
95 Benjamin Jones J OH-18 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
96 George L. Kinnard J IN-06 March 4, 183302nd termDied on November 26, 1836.
97 Amos Lane J IN-04 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
98 John Laporte J PA-17 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
99 George W. Lay AM NY-29 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
100 Luke Lea AJ TN-03 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
101 Thomas Lee J NJ March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
102 George Loyall J VA-01 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1830–1831.		03rd term* Left the House in 1837.
103 Edward Lucas J VA-15 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
104 Abijah Mann, Jr. J NY-16 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
105 Moses Mason, Jr. J ME-05 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
106 William McComas J VA-19 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
107 Isaac McKim J MD-04 March 4, 183302nd term
108 Jeremiah McLene J OH-08 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
109 Jesse Miller J PA-13 March 4, 183302nd termResigned on October 30, 1836.
110 Sherman Page J NY-19 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
111 James Parker J NJ March 4, 183302nd term
112 Gorham Parks J ME-08 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
113 William Patterson J OH-14 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
114 Balie Peyton AJ TN-06 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
115 Franklin Pierce J NH March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
116 Henry L. Pinckney N SC-01 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
117 Ferdinand Schureman Schenck J NJ March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
118 William Schley J GA March 4, 183302nd termResigned on July 1, 1835.
119 William Norton Shinn J NJ March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
120 Jonathan Sloane AM OH-15 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
121 Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith J ME-02 March 4, 183302nd term
122 David Spangler AJ OH-13 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
123 William Taylor J NY-23 March 4, 183302nd term
124 James Turner J MD-03 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
125 Joel Turrill J NY-17 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
126 Aaron Vanderpoel J NY-08 March 4, 183302nd term Left the House in 1837.
127 David Douglas Wagener J PA-07 March 4, 183302nd term
128 Taylor Webster J OH-02 March 4, 183302nd term
129 Henry A. Wise AJ VA-08 March 4, 183302nd term
130 Levi Lincoln, Jr. AJ MA-05 February 17, 183402nd term
131 Robert B. Campbell N SC-03 February 27, 1834
Previous service, 1823–1825.		03rd term* Left the House in 1837.
132 James Bouldin J VA-05 March 15, 183402nd term
133 Rice Garland AJ LA-03 April 28, 183402nd term
134 John Nevett Steele AJ MD-01 May 29, 183402nd term
135 Henry Johnson AJ LA-01 September 25, 183402nd term
136 Daniel Kilgore J OH-19 December 1, 183402nd term
137 William L. May J IL-03 December 1, 183402nd term
138 Stephen C. Phillips AJ MA-02 December 1, 183402nd term
139 John Reynolds J IL-01 December 1, 183402nd term Left the House in 1837.
140 Henry Fisk Janes AM VT-05 December 1, 183402nd term Left the House in 1837.
141 Richard Irvine Manning I J SC-08 December 8, 183402nd termDied on May 1, 1836.
142 Francis Wilkinson Pickens N SC-05 December 8, 183402nd term
143 John Robertson AJ VA-11 December 8, 183402nd term
144 Michael Woolston Ash J PA-03 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
145 Jeremiah Bailey AJ ME-03 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
146 Samuel Barton J NY-02 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
147 William K. Bond AJ OH-07 March 4, 183501st term
148 Nathaniel B. Borden J MA-10 March 4, 183501st term
149 Matthias J. Bovee J NY-15 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
150 Linn Boyd J KY-01 March 4, 183501st term
151 Andrew Buchanan J PA-20 March 4, 183501st term
152 John Calhoon AJ KY-06 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827.		02nd term*
153 William B. Calhoun AJ MA-08 March 4, 183501st term
154 William Blount Carter AJ TN-01 March 4, 183501st term
155 Graham H. Chapin J NY-25 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
156 Reuben Chapman J AL-01 March 4, 183501st term
157 John Chambers AJ KY-12 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829.		02nd term*
158 Timothy Childs J NY-28 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831.		02nd term*
159 John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne J MS March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
160 Walter Coles J VA-06 March 4, 183501st term
161 Robert Craig J VA-17 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		03rd term*
162 Caleb Cushing AJ MA-03 March 4, 183501st term
163 Samuel Cushman J NH March 4, 183501st term
164 John Wesley Davis J IN-02 March 4, 183502nd term* Left the House in 1837.
165 David Dickson AJ MS March 4, 183501st termDied on July 31, 1836.
166 Ulysses F. Doubleday J NY-24 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.		02nd term* Left the House in 1837.
167 George Dromgoole J VA-04 March 4, 183501st term
168 Valentine Efner J NY-08 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
169 John Fairfield J ME-01 March 4, 183501st term
170 Dudley Farlin J NY-13 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
171 Richard French J KY-11 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
172 Jacob Fry, Jr. J PA-05 March 4, 183501st term
173 James Garland J VA-12 March 4, 183501st term
174 Francis Granger J NY-26 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
175 Seaton Grantland J GA March 4, 183501st term
176 William J. Graves AJ KY-08 March 4, 183501st term
177 Elisha Haley J CT March 4, 183501st term
178 James Henry Hammond N SC-04 March 4, 183501st termResigned on February 26, 1836.
179 James Harlan AJ KY-05 March 4, 183501st term
180 Albert Galliton Harrison J MO March 4, 183501st term
181 Charles Eaton Haynes J GA March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831.		04th term*
182 Samuel Hoar AJ MA-04 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
183 George W. Hopkins J VA-18 March 4, 183501st term
184 Benjamin Chew Howard J MD-04 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		03rd term*
185 Elias Howell AJ OH-12 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
186 Edward Burd Hubley J PA-08 March 4, 183501st term
187 Hiram P. Hunt AJ NY-09 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
188 Adam Huntsman J TN-12 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
189 Joseph Reed Ingersoll AJ PA-02 March 4, 183501st term
190 Samuel Ingham J CT March 4, 183501st term
191 Daniel Jenifer AJ MD-07 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.		02nd term*
192 Joseph Johnson J VA-20 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833.		04th term**
193 John W. Jones J VA-03 March 4, 183501st term
194 Andrew T. Judson J CT March 4, 183501st termResigned on July 4, 1836.
195 William Kennon, Sr. J OH-11 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		03rd term* Left the House in 1837.
196 John Klingensmith, Jr. J PA-19 March 4, 183501st term
197 Joab Lawler J AL-03 March 4, 183501st term
198 Abbott Lawrence AJ MA-01 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
199 Joshua Lee J NY-27 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
200 Stephen B. Leonard J NY-22 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
201 Henry Logan J PA-11 March 4, 183501st term
202 Thomas C. Love AJ NY-32 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
203 Francis Strother Lyon AJ AL-05 March 4, 183501st term
204 Job Mann J PA-18 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
205 Joshua L. Martin J AL-02 March 4, 183501st term
206 Samson Mason AJ OH-10 March 4, 183501st term
207 William Mason J NY-21 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
208 Abram Poindexter Maury AJ TN-08 March 4, 183501st term
209 John McKeon J NY-03 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
210 William Montgomery J NC-08 March 4, 183501st term
211 Ely Moore AJ NY-03 March 4, 183501st term
212 William S. Morgan J VA-21 March 4, 183501st term
213 Mathias Morris W PA-06 March 4, 183501st term
214 George Welshman Owens J GA March 4, 183501st term
215 James Pearce AJ MD-02 March 4, 183501st term
216 Ebenezer Pettigrew AJ NC-03 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
217 Lancelot Phelps J CT March 4, 183501st term
218 Joseph Reynolds J NY-22 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
219 Eleazer Wheelock Ripley J LA-02 March 4, 183501st term
220 John Roane J VA-09 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1809–1815 and 1827–1831.		07th term** Left the House in 1837.
221 James Rogers J SC-07 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
222 David Abel Russell AJ NY-12 March 4, 183501st term
223 John W. A. Sanford J GA March 4, 183501st termResigned on July 25, 1835.
224 William Seymour J NY-20 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
225 Ebenezer J. Shields AJ TN-10 March 4, 183501st term
226 Nicholas Sickles J NY-07 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
227 William Sprague III J RI March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
228 Bellamy Storer AJ OH-01 March 4, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
229 John Taliaferro AJ VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.		07th term***
230 James C. Terrell J GA March 4, 183501st termResigned on July 8, 1835.
231 Isaac Toucey J CT March 4, 183501st term
232 George W. Towns J GA March 4, 183501st termResigned on September 1, 1836.
233 Joseph R. Underwood AJ KY-03 March 4, 183501st term
234 George Corbin Washington AJ MD-05 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827–1833.		04th term* Left the House in 1837.
235 Joseph Weeks J NH March 4, 183501st term
236 John White AJ KY-09 March 4, 183501st term
237 Zalmon Wildman J CT March 4, 183501st termDied on December 10, 1835.
238 Sherrod Williams AJ KY-04 March 4, 183501st term
Waddy Thompson, Jr. AJ SC-06 September 10, 183501st term
Jesse Franklin Cleveland J GA October 5, 183501st term
Thomas Glascock J GA October 5, 183501st term
Hopkins Holsey J GA October 5, 183501st term
Jabez Young Jackson J GA October 5, 183501st term
Gideon Lee J NY-03 December 7, 183501st term Left the House in 1837.
Thomas T. Whittlesey J CT April 29, 183601st term
William Crosby Dawson AJ GA November 7, 183601st term
Rutger B. Miller J NY-17 November 9, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
John Young AJ NY-30 November 9, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
Samuel J. Gholson J MS December 1, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
Orrin Holt J CT December 4, 183601st term
James Black J PA-13 December 5, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
William Chetwood AJ NJ December 5, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
John James Pearson AJ PA-24 December 5, 183601st term Left the House in 1837.
Franklin H. Elmore N SC-04 December 10, 183601st term
Archibald Yell J AR December 14, 183601st term
John Peter Richardson II J SC-08 December 19, 183601st term
Julius Caesar Alford AJ GA January 2, 183701st term Left the House in 1837.
William Herod AJ IN-06 January 25, 183701st term
Isaac E. Crary J MI January 26, 183701st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Joseph M. White J FL March 4, 182506th term
2 Ambrose Hundley Sevier J AR February 13, 182805th term
3 George Wallace Jones J MI March 4, 183501st term
George Wallace Jones D WI January 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837.		02nd term*

See also

References

  1. ↑ Delegates are non-voting members and Representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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